For different regions, we provide multiple LTE Cat-4/Cat-1 HATs to choose from:

Please check the supported bands according to your local service provider, select the proper one when placing order.

4G HATFOR RASPBERRY PI

Enabling 4G / 3G / 2G Communication & LBS Positioning

Based on SIM7600CE-CNSE

Features At A Glance

  • Standard Raspberry Pi 40PIN GPIO extension header, supports Raspberry Pi series boards, Jetson Nano

  • Supports dial-up, telephone call, SMS, TCP, UDP, DTMF, HTTP, FTP, etc.

  • Supports LBS base station positioning

  • Onboard USB interface, for testing AT Commands, establishing network connection, and so on

  • Onboard CP2102 USB to UART converter, for serial debugging

  • Breakout UART control pins, to connect with host boards like for Arduino/STM32

  • SIM card slot, supports 1.8V/3V SIM card

  • TF card slot for storing data like files, messages, etc.

  • Onboard audio jack and audio decoder for making telephone call

  • 2x LED indicators, easy to monitor the working status

  • Onboard voltage translator, operating voltage can be configured to 3.3V or 5V via jumper

  • Baudrate: 300bps ~ 4Mbps (default: 115200bps)

  • Autobauding baudrate: 9600bps ~ 115200bps

  • Control via AT commands (3GPP TS 27.007, 27.005, and V.25TER command set)

  • Supports SIM application toolkit: SAT Class 3, GSM 11.14 Release 99, USAT

Specifications

FREQUENCY BAND

LTE Cat-4

LTE-FDD: B1/B3/B5/B8

LTE-TDD: B38/B39/B40/B41

3G

UMTS/HSDPA/HSPA+: B1/B8

2G

GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 900/1800 MHz

SMS AND AUDIO

SMS

Supported types: MT, MO, CB, Text, PDU

Storage: USIM card and ME (default)

Audio feature

Supports echo cancellation

Supports noise reduction

OTHERS

Power supply

5V

Operating voltage

5V / 3.3V (configured via jumper)

Operating temperature

-30°C ~ 80°C

Storage temperature

-45°C ~ 90°C

Dimensions

56.01mm × 65.00mm

Standard Raspberry Pi 40PIN GPIO

Compatible With Raspberry Pi Series Boards, Jetson Nano

Dial-Up On Windows/Linux

LTE Cat-4:Up To 50Mbps (Uplink) / Up To 150Mbps (Downlink) *
3G (HSPA+):Up To 5.76Mbps (Uplink) / Up To 42Mbps (Downlink) *

* stands for idealized data rate, the actual data rate depends on factors like network coverage, traffic congestion, base station condition, etc.

Cloud Communication

Supports Communication Protocols Including TCP/UDP/FTP/FTPS/HTTP/HTTPS

Telephoto Call & SMS Support

Making Telephoto Call Or Sending SMS By AT Commands, With Onboard Audio Jack

What's On Board

  1. SIM7600CE-CNSE

  2. CP2102 USB to UART converter

  3. NAU8810 audio decoder

  4. TXS0108EPWR voltage translator

    • translates 3.3V/5V into 1.8V

  5. MP2128DT power chip

  6. MP1482 power chip

  7. Raspberry Pi GPIO header

    • for connecting with Raspberry Pi

  8. SIM7600 control interface

    • for connecting with host boards like for Arduino/STM32

  9. SIM card slot

    • supports 1.8V/3V SIM card

  10. TF card slot

    • for storing data like files, messages, etc.

  11. 3.5mm earphone/mic jack

    • for audio actions like making telephoto call

  12. USB interface

    • for testing AT Commands, and so on

  13. USB TO UART interface

    • for serial debugging, or login to Raspberry Pi

  1. MAIN antenna connector

  2. Module power switch

  3. Network status indicator

  4. Power indicator

  5. UART selection jumper

    • A: access Raspberry Pi via USB to UART

    • B: control the SIM7600 by Raspberry Pi

    • C: control the SIM7600 via USB to UART

  6. PWR selection jumper

    • PWR - 3V3: auto startup on power-up

    • PWR - D6: startup/shutdown by the Raspberry Pi D6 pin

  7. Flight mode selection jumper

    • NC by default, no flight mode control pin

    • Flight - D4: flight mode is controlled by the Raspberry Pi D4 pin

  8. Operating voltage selection jumper

    • VCCIO - 3.3V: set operating voltage as 3.3V

    • VCCIO - 5V: set operating voltage as 5V

  9. USB connector solder pads

  10. BOOT forced programming solder pads

Pinout Definition
Outline Dimensions
Resources & Services
WIKI:SIM7600CE-CNSE_4G_HAT

* Resources for different product may vary, please check the wiki page to confirm the actually provided resources.

Selection Guide


SIM7600CE-CNSE

SIM7600CE-T

SIM7600E

SIM7600E-H

SIM7600A-H

SIM7600G-H

Applicable regions

China

Europe/Southeast Asia/West Asia/Africa/China/South Korea

North America

Global

Band

LTE Cat-4
/LTE Cat-1

LTE-TDD
B38/B39/B40/B41
LTE-FDD
B1/B3/B5/B8

LTE-FDD
B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B20
LTE-TDD
B38/B40/B41

LTE-FDD
B2/B4/B12

LTE-TDD
B34/B38 /B39/B40/B41
LTE-FDD
B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7
/B8/B12/B13/B18/B19
/B20/B25/B26/B28/B66

3G

UMTS/HSDPA/HSPA+
B1/B8
TD-SCDMA
B34/B39

UMTS/HSPA+
B1/B5/B8

UMTS/HSPA+
B2/B5

UMTS/HSDPA/HSPA+
B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19

2G

GSM/GPRS/EDGE
900/1800 MHz

N/A

GSM/GPRS/EDGE
850/900/1800/1900MHz

GNSS

N/A

GPS/Beidou/GLONASS

Data Rate

LTE Cat-4

150Mbps(DL)/50Mbps(UL)

N/A

150Mbps(DL)/50Mbps(UL)

LTE Cat-1

N/A

10Mbps(DL)
/5Mbps(UL)

N/A

3G (HSPA+)

42Mbps(DL)/5.76Mbps(UL)

2G (EDGE)

236.8Kbps(DL)/236.8Kbps(UL)

N/A

236.8Kbps(DL)/236.8Kbps(UL)

2G (GPRS)

85.6Kbps(DL)/85.6Kbps(UL)

N/A

85.6Kbps(DL)/85.6Kbps(UL)

Software Features

Network protocol

TCP/IP/IPV4/IPV6/Multi-PDP/FTP/FTPS/HTTP/HTTPS/DNS

Dial-up protocol

PPP/NDIS/RNDIS

USB driver

Windows XP/7/8/10, Linux (driver free for Raspbian)

Hardware Interfaces

SIM card slot

Compatible with 1.8V and 3V SIM card

UART

Supports AT commands through UART, compatible with 3.3V/5V operating voltage

USB port

Supports AT commands testing, GPS positioning, firmware upgrading, etc.

USB to UART

Supports serial debugging, or login to Raspberry Pi

Audio jack

Supports audio actions like making telephoto call

TF card slot

Yes, for storing data like files, messages, etc.

N/A

Yes

Antenna connector

LTE main antenna

LTE main antenna + LTE diversity antenna + GNSS antenna

Applications

Examples

Healthcare, smart payment, Internet talk, environmental monitoring, energy monitoring, fleet management, smart industry, intelligent agriculture, etc.